Jamaica Tourism News
Godfrey Dyer, chairman, Tourism Enhancement Fund, Jamaica
Breaking Travel News speaks to Godfrey Dyer, chairman of the Jamaica Tourism Enhancement Fund, during the Caribbean Travel Marketplace. He tells us how experiential tourism will boost both visitor numbers and revenue for the hospitality sector on the island.
Jason Sharp, managing director, Coffee Traders
Speaking during Caribbean Travel Marketplace in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Jason Sharp, managing director of Coffee Traders Limited, tells Breaking Travel News how important the culinary offering of the island is to the hospitality sector.
Delia Bennett and Lisa Morales-Wilson, Caribbean Airlines
Delia Bennett, sales executive, Jamaica & Bahamas, and Lisa Morales-Wilson, head of sales, Caribbean Airlines, speak to Breaking Travel News during the Caribbean Travel Marketplace. They tell us how important aviation is in the development and success of the hospitality sector in the region.
Jamaica welcomes opening of Global Tourism Resilience & Crisis Management Centre
Jamaica has welcomed the opening of the new Global Tourism Resilience & Crisis Management Centre, a new UNWTO-backed body based at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies.
Andres Cope, reservations manager, Crissa Hotels
As The S Hotel joins Spanish Court in the Crissa Hotels’ portfolio, Breaking Travel News chats with Andres Cope, reservations manager with the company, to find out more.
Affonso-Dass calls for renewed focus on hospitality during Caribbean Travel Marketplace
President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, Patricia Affonso-Dass, hailed the diversity, incredible natural beauty and people as core strengths of the region as she called for it to be better known as the most welcoming in the world.
Jamaica minister of tourism offers support to small- and medium-sized enterprises
With a record-breaking 4.31 million travellers visiting Jamaica in 2018, the island nation’s tourism industry is poised to boost its rate of growth by expanding investments in small- and medium-sized tourism enterprises.
Jamaica to place cultural offering at centre of tourism market
Jamaica Tourist Board director Donovan White has said cultural tourism will be central to the hospitality offering in the country moving forward.
S Hotel Jamaica opens in Montego Bay
Poised to become the ultimate trendsetting hotspot, the hotel overlooks Doctor’s Cave Beach and will put the location on the map for seasoned international travellers.
Sandals unveils latest over-the-water chapel in Jamaica
This unique and picturesque venue features stunning 360-degree, panoramic water views and a glass floor aisle, so guests can truly walk on water on their special day.
Bartlett welcomes new tourism records in Jamaica
Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has revealed the Caribbean island saw an 8.6 per cent increase in tourism revenue in 2018. Speaking at press conference in Kingston, he revealed preliminary figures from the Jamaica Tourist Board have shown a new record for the industry in terms of arrivals and spend.
LATAM to launch new flight to Jamaica and Chile next summer
LATAM Airlines Group has announced two new flights from its Lima hub - a new Caribbean destination, Montego Bay in Jamaica, and a direct service to Calama, Chile.